Jean Casselman Wadds | |
|---|---|
| Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 1979–1983 | |
| Prime Minister | Joe Clark Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Paul Martin Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Donald Jamieson |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Grenville—Dundas | |
| In office September 29, 1958 – June 24, 1968 | |
| Preceded by | Arza Clair Casselman |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jean Rowe September 16, 1920 Newton Robinson, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | November 25, 2011 (aged 91) Prescott, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouses | |
| Relations | William Earl Rowe (father) |
| Portfolio | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Health and Welfare (1962–1963) |
Jean Casselman Wadds, OC (née Rowe; September 16, 1920 – November 25, 2011) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Grenville—Dundas from 1958 to 1968. She sat as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. She served as Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1983, playing a role in the government of Pierre Trudeau's negotiations with the British government of Margaret Thatcher in Trudeau's successful effort to patriate the Canadian Constitution in 1982.[1]